Saturday, July 2, 2011
like a newborn baby...
Today my baby is 10 days old. Last night our first night without any help, and it was definitely a challenge. I have never been a person who was able to stay up late, or function on little to know sleep, so having a baby who wakes up ever 1 to 2 hours is something that is taking a toll on me. I am sure I will get used to it and figure out how to sleep during the day, but right now I am exhausted! I absolutely love my son, but I am terrified of doing something wrong. I am having a hard time nursing, so I am having to supplement with formula. I hate formula, but sometimes he will not nurse at all and I have no choice but to feed him formula. The thing is, I am so confused as to how much formula I should feed him at a time. I just want him to be healthy. I don't want to over feed or under feed him. I just want to do it right. I suppose as long as he is eating and gaining weight/growing like he is supposed to I shouldn't worry, but I can't help it. This is the most important thing I will ever do. I can't screw this up. I haven't really done much with my life up until recently. Now I am in college, married to the man of my dreams, and I am a mommy to a wonderful little guy. Despite the challenges of being a new mom, I trust God, and I know he would not have given me this precious gift if he didn't think I (while relying on him of course) could do this. We will be fine. But for now, we will also be tired.
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